The Togolese talisman contracted a mild bout of the disease and is going to miss Tottenham's pre-season tour in North America ahead of new season

Recovery: Emmanuel Adebayor is set to miss pre-season games to aid his recovery from malaria (Photo: 2014 Getty Images)

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Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor has been diagnosed with malaria.

The 30-year-old was admitted to hospital on Saturday afternoon after reporting that he wasn't feeling well to the Spurs medical staff.

The club have described it as a "mild bout" of the disease and are hopeful that he is going to be released from hospital at some point today.

The Togolese striker, who scored 14 times last season , will require a minimum of a week's rest before he is able to train again with the team, meaning that he will miss out on Spurs' pre-season tour of North America.

A Tottenham statement last night said: "The striker is expected to be released from hospital tomorrow (Monday) and will then require a minimum of seven days before returning to training.

"The player has been advised not to travel on medical grounds, which means he will be forced to miss our pre-season tour of North America."